After all that chat....

...the buggy arrived. It doens't actually look like this yet, it's more of a flat-packed box at the moment, but it's at home, ready to put together, and it makes me feel calmer and more prepared. The car seat has also arrived, so now we can legally take our baby home from the hospital. It is also currently in a cardboard box, but hey, hopefully the Bear will arrive after we've done the recycling!
We also have a poo bin. Thrilling.
I had a good midwife appointment yesterday. I hadn't seen Claire before, but she was attentive, gave me lots of time, and we chatted through everything that I've been experiencing over the past week or so. She has referred me to the birth centre at St Mary's, so I'll be continuing my ante-natal care there from now on. I'm intrigued to see this marvellous birth centre. It's meant to be fab and hotel-like, so I'll report back once I've done the tour (but presumably, before I get the t-shirt).
While the midwife was measuring me, the Bear decided to do a little dance. It was pretty amusing for all involved (I'm almost positive the little one was having a laugh at us from the inside too). So now, in my notes, it says something like 'lots of fetal movements reported by mother, and I saw quite a few myself too!' I think that was nice of her. Being a bit human, having a sense of humour and generally just being nice and friendly counts for a lot when you feel like a big house on two small legs.
I had a real wardrobe meltdown this morning. Dresses have become tops and tops have become, well totally redundant, and I'm always too warm, or too cold, and even with my 6 years as a fashion journalist, I'm never sure what to put my feet in, in this cold but sunny weather. So I tried on several outfits, had a mini (internal) strop and am now all in black. I'm never all in black. It's not me, but it was the least offensive option and thankfully, my body temperature seems to be resting somewhere around normal.
Tomorrow we are off to Bicester to buy DH a new suit. I'm playing the dutiful wife - mainly because I know there is a White Company there that sells cheap baby grows.